Myrmicaria Explained

Myrmicaria is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Description

Myrmicaria can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.^[1]

Biochemistry

Myrmicarin 430A, a heptacyclic alkaloid, was isolated from the poison glands of African Myrmicaria. The structure of its carbon skeleton was previously unknown.^[2]

Species

• Myrmicaria anomala Arnold, 1960
• Myrmicaria arachnoides (Smith, 1857)
• Myrmicaria arnoldi Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960
• Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901
• Myrmicaria birmana Forel, 1902
• Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842
• Myrmicaria carinata (Smith, 1857)
• Myrmicaria castanea Crawley, 1924
• Myrmicaria distincta Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria exigua Andre, 1890
• Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
• Myrmicaria fodica (Jerdon, 1851)
• Myrmicaria foreli Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria fumata Santschi, 1916
• Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911
• Myrmicaria irregularis Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria laevior Forel, 1910
• Myrmicaria lutea Emery, 1900
• Myrmicaria melanogaster Emery, 1900
• Myrmicaria natalensis (Smith, 1858)
• Myrmicaria nigra (Mayr, 1862)
• Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893
• Myrmicaria reichenspergeri Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958
• Myrmicaria rugosa (Smith, 1860)
• Myrmicaria rustica Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, 1922
• Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911
• Myrmicaria striatula Santschi, 1925
• Myrmicaria tigreensis (Guerin-Meneville, 1849)
• Myrmicaria vidua Smith, 1858

Notes and References

1. Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Myrmicaria. Version 4 October 2004 (temporary). in The Tree of Life Web Project
2. Schröder, F.; Baumann, H.; Kaib, M. & Sinnwell, V. (1996): Myrmicarin 430A: a new heptacyclic alkaloid from Myrmicaria ants. Chem. Commun. 1996: 2139-2140.